The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-11 00:00:00

tHr. StATESMA

COURT OF CONI MON COUNCIL.
(Tuts Dar.)
PROPOSAL FOR THE UR iNT OF A SCITE FOR A
1110NUNIEN'l"f0 RIEOO.

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In pursuance to the appointment of the Lord Mayor, to
whom a requisition had been presented, for calling a meet-
ing of the Court of Cotnmon Council to take into consi-
deration a propasal for granting permission to erect a
statue or monument to the centre of the amphi-
theatre in hloorfields, to the memory of the
late lipanish General, Don Rafael del Riego, a
meeting of she Court was held this day. It being
the fiat Court in the Mayoralty, his Lordships proceeded
from the Mansion House, accompanied by the Sheriff's, in
state;iind it being usual for the new Lord Mayor, on taking
his seat its the chair for the first time, to address a speech to
the Court,Bc the ohje. t for which the Court was called being
interes'ing and novel, a full attendance of the members
took plree, and the space allotted for stranglers WAS crowd-
ed to excess.

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His Lordship entered the Council Chamber exactly at 12
o'clock, when the Members immediately rose, and his
Lordship addressed the Coon to the following purport :
He said lie had been called by the unanimous voice of his
fellow citizens to fill the important place of Chief Alagis
Irate of the greatest city in the world. In tile performance
of his important duties he should have frecriently to pre.
side in the assembly he now had the honor of addressing,
and as long as he enjoyed that honor, be could, upon ever y
orcasion,endeavour to promote regularity in the proceedings
sepia, might be under their consideration. /le was desirous
thatlmahoeld ieceive the support and counsel of his fellow
citi
• zensin the discharge of the duties which inigtit devolve
upon him ; withmit which, all his efforts would be perfectly
unavailing. if he should at any time have the unpleasant
part of his duty of calling members to order, he hoped
and he pledged himself to do it at all times with-
out reference to political feeling. It was in vain his
Lordship said for him to attempt to express his feelings on
the present occasion, for the high honour that bad been
conferred upon him, but it would he remembered that he
took the Chair under circumstances different io some
respect• from others who had preceded bindle did not take
the office from fortuitous circumstances; nor did he
push himself forward with a seeming anxiety to snatch
at civic honours. He arrived at the situation he
now filled, after performing other long and. laborious duties,
and the Common Council would not fill to remember the
exertions he had used in their Councils. There might
have existed a difference of opinion, but as to the extent
of labour, there could he no difference of opinion, for
the:records and documents deposited in Hit archives of
the Court were more numerous, as it respeeted
his exertions than any other individnal in the same space
of time. (Hear, Hear.) Placed in the situation he now
stood, and having been a Common Councilman so long
he would do all iu his power to promote regularity and
harmony, and lie hoped to sustain the character and conse-
quence of the Common Council of the City. After some
further remarks his Lordship sat down amid universal
applause.
A vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor was then moved by
Mr. Deputy West, and seconded by Mr. Walker, which was
carried without a dissentient voice, and ordered to be inserted
in all the Morning and Evening Papers.
After some discussion on the subject of the BridgeHouseEs-
tates, the Coal Meters. &c. the business for which the Meeting
was called, was about to commence wbeu we left the Court.

LORD ERSKINE.
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1 The following invitatio•+ is in general circulation among the
•embers of the legal profession:—
" Understanding It to he the wish of the profession of the
law that corn, mark of respect should he shown to the memory
of the late Lord Erskine, we take the liberty of requesting your
attendance at Lincoln's inn Hall, on Monday, the lath ofDec.
at half past seven o'clock in the evening.
"John Lens. " James Scariett,
" John Vaughan, " John Bell,
" Arthur Onslow, " JobnOurney,
" Albert Pill, " George ilesid,
" Thewas Jervis, " W. E. Tsunton,
" Henry Martin, " W. George Adam,
"Jonathan Rain,, " de. de."

VICE CHANCELLOE'S COURT, THIS DAY.

A TWENTY-THOUSAND POUND PRIZE.
HESSE° h. LAWLESS.

Mr. listcur moved for anction to restrain the
defendant (ruin disposing of, .1r parting with, the sixteenth.
of a certain lottery ticket,or from receiving the money dne
thereon from a prize in the last Lavery. The plaintiff, Mr.
Kerrefl, lie stated was a hatter in the Strand, and the
defendant, a Wine Merchant, in SriringGardens. Some
days since the wife of the plaintiff being in company with
the defendant, she proposed to him, or rather plaintiff
proposed to her that they should become sharers
of w sixteenth in the lottery. She consented, and
and paid I Is. as her share. The ticket was purchased, and
no further notice taken of it. Defendant kept the ticket,
and registered it at the office. On the 14th of February
the defendant called upon plaintiff, while in bed, very arms•
ous to see him ; and when she saw him, proposed to share
in another ticket, to which lie consented ; and lie then
proposed to toss up, who should bold both the
tickets. The plaintiff consented, and Lawless won the
wager. In the course of the same day, plaintiff learnt the
Lottery had been drawn the day before. and that the
first ticket had come up a 20,01X1/. prise.—
The plaintiff therefore swore, that defendant knew the
ticket was drawn as he had registered it. This application,
was therefore, made to prevent his receiving the amount
from the Receiver General's Office, and to prevent him avail•
iog himself of the possession.
The COURT immediately granted the injunction.
14wasetated that Lawless would have received the cur
ney to morrow, if the injunction had not been granted.

OLD fAII.EY.—TiIs MORNING.

Frederick Daley, Chas. Sambours, and Charles Ready,
three decent looking lads, were placed at the bar on an indict •
went. eharging them with stealing a quantity of flannel from
the shop of Mr. Fawkes, of Glass !rouse street, Golden square.
The property was subsequently found at a receiver's of stolen
goods, named Phillips, in Crowe street, Soho, who has since
absconded.

The RECORDER desired the officers to keep a sharp look oat
for him.

The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, found all the
prisoners Uuilty.
They were then called up for judgment. The RECORDER
observed there could he no daunt whatever in the minds of
those persons who heard the evidence against them, that they
Rot their living by theft, and it would be necessary fur the
safety of his Ntsjesty's subjects. that they be sent out of the
country. They were then sentenced to be transported fur 7
years.
Richard Long was indicted for stealing oo the 2Stb Oct.
last, from the premises of Julio Summers, smantity of lead,
his property.
John Summers, a butcher in Skinner Street, Somers'
Town, stated, that the lead in question lay in the yard
adjoining the stable—it was water pipe lead. The prisoner
bad done work for him.

William Forty, an officer, took the prisoner in Crown
Street, Westminster, at a Marine Store shop, kept by a man
oamrd Carey. Prisoner was offering some lead for sale,
and on witness attempting to search him, he endeavoured
to get out of the shop. Witness threw him on his hack,
and several small pieces of had fell out of his hat, which be
said lie found in Russell Street, Bloomsbury Square.
The ItSCORDER observed, that the only question for the
Jury to determine was, whether the lead produced, was
that stolen from the premises •of the prosecutor. There
appeared if deficiency in the evidence as to its identity,
and therefore the Jury, (however satisfied they might be
of the prisoner being the thief) must acquit him.
The RECoRDIUt then cautioned him as to his future con
duct and told him that if he should make his appearance
•Rain on a similar charge, be might depend upon being
transported.