Star.
London, England, 1820-01-21 00:00:00

justified itt tending stipendiary Magistrates into
City. 'fhe evil had its-root in the constitution of
Court of Aldermen. Aldermen baiting pa...ea
Chair, and thus having nothing further toliope,
into a state of apathy, and would not attend to
duty. if they were sent back to their constitut
he would not say annually, but even septennially
whole evil would •be redressed. He, would not
cipate the decision of the Committee to which
should propose to refer it ; but, if no explanal
were offered, he thought the Court would be
ranted in calling on the Aldermen to answer, in
Court of king's Bench) to a rule why a criminal
formation should not be filed against them.
moved that the Petition be referred to a Select Co,
mittee of the Court.
Mr. Alderman Woos vindicated the Coin
Aldermen from the charge of general negligenc'
Such an accident as that which was now ani,
verted on, had never occurred at the regular
sions; for the Votes of the Court, fixing the da
the Sessions, were sent out in time, and regular;
tended to. But it was quite uncertain, beforeh
for what day the Recorder would fix the Adjou,
Sessions, as it depen'ed on the conclusion ca
Old Bailey Sittings. The summonses were cm
quently sent out, sometimes, only the night heir
and frequently did not reach the Aldermen in
for them to attend. He could truly ttate,
the instance referred to, if his life or fortune
been forfeited by his absence, he could not ;
l'avoided it, for he was utter ly ignorant that the
sions were to be holden. On the very mornial
the Sessions, he was in the City on public busi
(in which his whole time was consumed), at an
hour, but had never heard of the Sessions. It
to be recollected, th't no .Nlagistrates in the con'
had so much to do as those of the City, as the:
to attend thirty-two Sessions in the year, to
their Police business. Yet, because they had ,
dentally been absent one day, they were branch
with general negligence. As to that Court,
were as often delayed for want of Common Com
men as for the want of Aldermen.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS, the only other Aldt
on the rota then present, said, that being tee last
Mayor, though his name was, fur tern's sake,
yote, it w as always understood that he was not
upon to aueud; a mark was made against his
accordingly. He vindicated himself from any
tation of negligence, as no Court, nor even an,
dividual, bad ever waited an hour for 'him wb
had judicial duty to perform.
• Atter a desultory conversation between Mr.
man WAITIIMAN, Messrs. JACKS, DIXON,
FAVELL, and other Members, the Petition w•
ferred to a Seect Committee of sixteen.
Mr. Alderman A,ritss said, he would not
to the authority of any such Committee.
The Committee was named,• after some disci
as to the persons to be appointed.
The Conn granted the sum clone hundred ,
to Mr. Thomas Hewson, on his Petition, in cow
tion of his loss, sustained by the aepredati us
mob, in December, 1816, on their breaking ii
house of Mr. Rae, in the Minories, where he I
A Report was presented from the Bridge
Committee, relative to the.exFenses of the bin
Magistracy being defrayed out of the Bridge
funds, which was read, and ordered to Le pm
An Especial Committee was appointed to
into the present state of the London Worklmul
to consider of what steps can be adopted to ,
the inhabitants of the City of that Establishmei
Adjourned.

The thaw on Wednesday was general throu
the country, within seventy miles of Lonck
town, much damage
,was done
.by the bursts
pipes, and several cellars were. overflowe('
water. Mr. &WIRY, the bookseller, of Old
street, has, we regret to learn, suffered damage
books, &c. to a very considerable arnoti t, by the by
ing of a water-pipe which ran across his warehr
—At the ebbing of the tide in the afternoon,
deal of injury was done by the immense quantir
floating ice: the cables of four tradiag vessels
off Wapping, were cut, and the vessels set,
At London Bridge not less than five barites are
athwart the sterlings. -The roads in man;
this morning, were found almost impassab)
the floods. The mails from some places wo
'eyed to town by post-chaises and four.
Several inhabitants of Stepney were defrauded
Wednesday, by a sham General Postman, deli"
letters, for which he charged Is. 6d. each.
general tenour„ upon being opened, was, that
rarlile was much better ! search
making after him.
Bow-STnnair--Francols Gerrard, alias De
who was yesterday tried at the Old Bailey, •
quitted through a flaw in the Indictment, was
brought to this Office, and committed for trial
next Sessions. The Magistrate had some clout
they the prisoner would not be entitled to.plead
foil acquit.- -Mr. STAFFORD (Chief Clerk), observed,
that as the Indictment stated theofence to h;
committed at a time not then arrived, the error w;
so manifest, that the Magistrate was fully justified
ordering the proceedings to begin de nom

DIED.
Monday, at his house in New °menden...-
General James Campbell, aged 76.
Jan. 2, at Brechini the Rev. Mr. Staten, Minister
English Episcopal Chapel.
Jan. 9, at Montrose, of typhus fever,
.Mr. George
son, Surgeon, R.N. aged 45.
Tan. 9, at Murton, aged 75, Lady Nairne, widow
William Nairne, Bart. of Dunsinane.
Tuesday Ise'nnight, at Greenhill, near filbeifield, aged
John Fox, who has left children, grandchildren,
grandchildren, to the amount of 100!
Jan. 6, at Pudsey, Mr. Frank Pearson, aged 100.
Jan. 6, at Kilmarnock, Min Janet Todd, slangliter
late Rev. Michael Todd, Minister of Greghore, Ayrshire.
Friday se'nnight, at West End, in the parish of Fronton,
the advanced age of 110 years, John Demaine.
amusement of his life was that of hunting, which be ,
sued on foot, and continued until within the last five
his death : he never experienced a day's illness, although
never known to exchanv his wet clothes for dry ones, if
drenched with rain : he has remarked, since complettisg
dredth year, that be was grown old and good for -
he could formerly mow three acres of grass li.day,,
not more than one acre !
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