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London, England, 1811-07-26 00:00:00

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COMMON COUNCIL.

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Yesterday a Court of Common Canna was held.
A letter was read from Mr. Lancaster, returning
thanks for the grant of the Corporation in support of
the Lancasterian system of education, which, he as.
sured them, was invested in such a way that it could
not fail to be productive of farther good.
The LORD MAYOR read a letter which he had re-
ceived from Lord Wellington, in answer to a letter
from the Lord Mayor, conveying the Thanks of
that Court to Lord Wellington and the army under
his command, for the services performed by them in
Portugal and Spain. Lord W. expresses his high
sense of the honour thus conferred or, himself and on
the Allied Army under his command, and trusts that
their conduct shall be such as to merit the good opi-
nion of the City of London.
On the motion of Mr. Dome, the letter of LordWela
lington was ordered to be entered on the Journals.
CITY LOTTRRY.
' Mr. QUIN presented a Memorial and Petition from
Mr. Samuel Millar, and the other Lessees of Houses •
in Skiimer•street, Snow-hill, Temple-b ir, Bce. sold by
Lottery, by Act of Parliament, stating, that alter
paying to the City the sum agreed on as the p irt of
lee-simple of their interest in said houses, and com-
puting the proceeds of the three Lotteries, the Lessees,
and the Trustees acting for them, had incurred a loss
1 of e 154,000 Ikon the transaction, besides the loss of
!the interest of their money for about eight years, and
other expences. The present, Mr. Quin submitted,
was a case highly deserving of the consideration of
• the Court, being an appeal, both to their justice and
Ito their liberality. The Lessees had originally made
an improvident bargain with the Corporation, taking
the ground at too high rents. In this situation, and
being unable latterly to extricate themselves without
1 the interference of Parliament, they were obliged to •
apply to the City to dispose of the fee simple of the
property, along with their leasehold interest in it.—
For this, the Corporation had stipulated to receive a
price more than the property was worth, namely,
twenty two and a half, instead of twenty years' pur.
chase—a prpposition with which the Petitioners were
bound to comply ; and the Petitioners had also been
at the sole expence of carrying through the sale, not
only of their own share of this property, but of fliat
part of it which belonged to the Corporation, which, if
sold by public action, must have been attended with
considerable expence. He therefore moved that this
'Petition and Memorial be referred to the Committee
• on the Temple Bar Improvements, to consider the
truth of the allegations therein contained, and to re-
port whether the Petitioners were entitled to any, or
to what relief from the Cot poration, on account of the
losses and expences incurred by them in the transac-
tion in question. •
Mr. NIARRYATT seconded the motion, declaring it
to be his conviction that the petitioners were entitled
in a peculiar degree to the consideration of the Cor-
poration.
Mr. DIXON was of a very contrary opinion. If the
speculation had succeeded, .the. Corporation would
have heard nothing of it ; but, as it was, they were
now called on to make good the deficiency ; as well,
he submitted. might. they be called on to make good
the losses of any other speculators.
Mr. BELL supported the motion on the ground, that
I the Petitioners were entitled to lay their whole case
before the Court, which could only be done in a Ce.rn-
mittee.
Mr. JACKS contended that the Petitioners, having
entered into .an agreement which might have yielded
them prolit, had no right to call on the City to make
good their losses.
Mr. WAITHMAN declared he had no share in the
Petition, and he did not now interfere on his own ac-
count, but on account of others. He had considered
the small share he had in the concern as a total loss
from the beginning. He wished the Court, however,
to come to a right understanding on the business.
Were the present Petition merely on the behalf of un-
fortunate speculators—were they even speculators in
respect of property belonging to the City, he should
be the first to oppose them. The Petitioners, how-
ever, were not speculators ; they, who were the les-
sees of the property tube sold, had gone hand in hand
with the City, who held the fee-simple of the property,
for the purpose of selling not only the leases but the
fee-simple. In fact, by the Act which they obtained,
the petitioners had not sold their own property only,
but the property of the City also. The City had
driven the Petitioners to a hard bargain ; some of
whom were so much involved, that they must have
submitted to any terms which the City chose to im-
pose. The Petitioners did not ask of the Corpora-
tion to make good all their losses, but only to twee
their case into consideration.
Mr. Deputy Box, Mr. DORwFORD, &c. opposed
the motion.
Mr. VANDERCOUBE supported it, and Mr. QUIN re-
plied, when, on a shew of hands, the LORD MAYOR
declared the motion to be carried.
Mr. Divas; demanded a division, and, on counting,
tbenumberstherestood—For the motion 38—Against
it Ti —Majority in favour of the Committee 11.
EMOLUMENTS OF OFFICE OF LORD MAYOR.
-JIM` BROKERS.
M. item brought forward a motion of which he
had given notice, "That in•fitture the alienation or ap-
pointment to the office of Jew Broker, be placed in the
Court of Aldermen, and the purchase or sum received
for such alienation or appointment, be paid into the-
Chamber of London for this city's use." •
This was strongly opposed by several Members.
Mr. BELL stated, that it went in direct contradic-
tion to a vote of the Court, on the very day on which
the mover had thought proper to give notice of his
Intended motion. ' IVir. Bell asked why did he not, if
he disapproved of the advance in the salary of the
Lord Mayor, which had been voted on the 4th of
April, state this circumstance as an objection to that
advance ? [Mr. Jacks said he had mentioned it.]—
Then, said• Mr. Bell, the Court were in possession of
the present question, and by their vote they gave a
I decided opinion upon it. He should therefore Move
the previous question—which was carried, with only
two dissentient votes.—Adjourned.

The OWEN GLENDOWER man of war has brought
home from the Cape of Good Hope a male and female
Quaaga, 26 a present from Lord CALEDON, the Go.
vernor, to the Earl of MORTON ; they are beautiful
animals, and partake of the properties of the z&
and the horse.

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