The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-30 00:00:00

tr.LECTI6N SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Mr. Hiti..rE4avetetice,iht;iatthe next Court j
be should submit a motion that no Member of this ,
Court who shall become a Candidate to represent the
City of Loudon in Parliament, and who shall either •
by himself, his Committee, or friends, advertise for
a subscription towards defraying the expences of the
election, shall continue a Member of the Common
Council.
Mr. Quirt warmly observed, that he apprehended
that the Court had full power to determine whether
it would accept or reject a notice of motion. He
should he sorry to see the Journals defaced by an
entry like that just proposed; if the Worthy Gen-
tleman had reflected for an instant, he could never
have consented thus to disgrace himself.
Mr. DixoNt contended, that let the merits or de-
merits of the motion be what they might, the Mem-
ber who proposed it nail a right to give it, and the
Court must receive it in the first instance.
In this opinion lie was supported by Messrs.
Waithsuan and Wood, and by the Lord Mayor.—
The notice of motion was consequently received and
entered on the books.
SMITHFIELD 311 RKET. •
Mr. FAVELL rose to snake a motion, of which he
had given notice, on the subject of the want of ac-
commodation in Smithfield Alarket,• compared with
the great increase which was daily taking place in
the amount of the dificrent articles which were
brought thither for sale, and in the number of per-
sons resorting to that market. The Committee of
City Works Ivid had the state of this Market un-
der their consideration for the last 18 years. Dur-
ing that period they had recommended a variety of
plans for its improvement, some of which had re-
ceived the approbation of the Court, but all of which
had ultimately failed in Parliament. lie now rose to
move—

" That the Committee or City Lands be nothori,ed in op-
ply. iti the eiltirw of the tient trunnion of nt, for I. ,re
to brio.: in .t Bill, snUtori•itgt the Corporation of the City of
Lo 11:1111 II) mlllke Mitt aUrrationsill the Of ;WI the
' htarkeb, aid alto* to enlarge the Starke', iu •ucl to miter as
might lie diTtorit tit mid proper."
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• A discussion took place on this subject, in which
Mr. ‘Vuithmati, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Harper, lAfr. Reeve,
M. Do 'llford, Mr. Alderman Wood, and others took
a Fait; when
Mr. Alderman Woon moved as an Amendment,
" That it be referred Ito the Committee of improve-
r:l,os, to take into their consideration what altera-
tions and improvements are lit and proper to be moult
in Smithfield Market, and to report the same to this
Court." .

On a show of hands, the Amendment was declared
to have been carried.
COMMON HALTS.
I%lr. Moons rose to make the motion, of which i
he had given notice, on the subject of the mode in j
which admittance was procured to Common lulls. j
Though a young man, Ite.had remarked with regret'
the tumult and disorder which so frequently pre-
vaned at Common Kills, owing to the ease with.,
which persons who were not of the Livery procured
admittance into them. He should not anticipate any I
objection to cis motion, which being for a Committee
to enquire, if any, and what mode of better secur.
ing the admittance of the Livery at ,Compton Halls
could be devised, he trusted could hard) 6e opposed.
' Mr. Duos thought the better mode of framing
the motion would be, that the Committee should
consider of the best means of preventing persons.